A History of Britain - The Humans Arrive (1 Million BC - 8000 BC)

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  • DISCLAIMER I initially made this video as part of a fun hobby project without thinking it would get this much attention. I used a bunch of other peoples artwork and music to do it and as such this video is not monetised in any way. If you are the owner of any of the content in this video please get in touch via my email address included in my channel info.
    In this first episode we go back to the very beginning of human life in Britain.
    Note: The exact identity of the human species found at Happisburgh is a little more up in the air than this video makes it sound. Currently academic consensus looks to be moving towards Homo antecessor as the correct identity, however the stone tools found at Pakefield and Boxgrove are almost certainly from Homo heidelbergensis. This was simplified to Homo heidelbergensis in the video for the sake of brevity. Homo heidelbergensis may also have been ambush predators on top of scavengers and fishers.
    #History #Britain #StoneAge

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  • @JoeMcKnz
    @JoeMcKnz 3 ปีที่แล้ว +527

    Imagine somewhere like London as a huge, luscious forest. I'd love to see a movie based on prehistoric Britain. It makes modern day geopolitics seem so tribal.

    • @eweunkettles8207
      @eweunkettles8207 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      is this how britain was when we were all happy europeans
      then brexit came along
      then SNP caused a seismic fault and england became little england

    • @jamaphy8621
      @jamaphy8621 2 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      @@eweunkettles8207 cringe

    • @davidsilverfield835
      @davidsilverfield835 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yup

    • @Earthstar444
      @Earthstar444 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I’m writing a story kinda like that but it’s an alternate universe

    • @georgemachin7594
      @georgemachin7594 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Watch last kingdom it’s alright tbf

  • @brendanm6921
    @brendanm6921 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1461

    This guy has literally worked really hard at gathering research and using it to put together an educational video and on top of that he's clearly doing his absolute best at making it fun and interesting. This is very clearly his passion and that passion comes through in his presentation. So how do his viewers respond? Oh yes, they insult him for the way he speaks and say that they stopped watching soon into the video because of it. See, stuff like this is why we can't have nice things. This awesome guy has earned my sub for sure and I'll be watching more of his videos and to all the people who feel the need to insult how he talks, piss off and make your own educational channel to see how easy it is!

    • @williammcilwraith9304
      @williammcilwraith9304 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      The clovis people crossed the Bering land bridge to get into North America.

    • @billyandrew
      @billyandrew 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      @@williammcilwraith9304
      They'd have been stopped, seperated and put in cages and jail by Trump.

    • @70stunes71
      @70stunes71 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Agree!!!!!

    • @enantiomer2000
      @enantiomer2000 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Relax Brendan. Haters gonna hate.

    • @rh1507
      @rh1507 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@williammcilwraith9304 Well yeah. The T.S.A., Black Panthers, Klan, Boy Scouts, N.R.A. and a rouge Teamsters Union had to put the Clovis People in place.

  • @lunettasuziejewel2080
    @lunettasuziejewel2080 2 ปีที่แล้ว +164

    Finding out that people have been ceremonially burying their dogs for 12,000 years made me unexpectedly emotional 🥺🥺

    • @angr3819
      @angr3819 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I thought all of Britain was still under ice then.

    • @lunettasuziejewel2080
      @lunettasuziejewel2080 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@angr3819 iirc the "12,000 years" referred to general/global human-dog partnership, not Britain specifically

    • @agoniaXdunya
      @agoniaXdunya 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      And now is modern countries you have the option of cremating alone or in the pile…

    • @lilme7052
      @lilme7052 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      I've got 4 dogs in my small back garden, a cat, a goldfish, 3 budgies... Archaeologists are gonna love it.

    • @davehoward22
      @davehoward22 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Allways been dog lovers

  • @richardrochester6507
    @richardrochester6507 3 ปีที่แล้ว +160

    Thank you to the producer/s of this film - it is one of the clearest explanations of early human life in Britain I have come accross - absolutely fascinating.

    • @sabejreid2072
      @sabejreid2072 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      And no stupid talk of 'Climate Change'

    • @donutreactions
      @donutreactions 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@sabejreid2072 It's a million years ago you idiot

    • @aeroengines1
      @aeroengines1 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I agree.

  • @intrograted792
    @intrograted792 3 ปีที่แล้ว +452

    To all the uptalk complainers... don't go visit Australia. We'll do your head in.
    I love a doco that tells it plain and doesn't rely on cinema volume music and a melodramtic voice over to tell the story. Good job.

    • @Philmoscowitz
      @Philmoscowitz 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      The Australian uptalk is nice, at least to this American's ear. It has a bit of a sing-songy attitude to it. But this guy's uptalking sounds like either he's an imbecile or he's talking to one. I know it's his natural accent, but it's annoying AF.

    • @robinac6897
      @robinac6897 3 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      @@Philmoscowitz I'm English too and it's just as annoying to me. It's not an accent just a bad habit that needs curing.

    • @Philmoscowitz
      @Philmoscowitz 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@robinac6897 - It's gotten really bad in America. It started in the early 1980s with the Valley Girl style of talking and then spread to the rest of the country.

    • @billyandrew
      @billyandrew 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Philmoscowitz
      They borrowed it from Oz and NZ.

    • @patverum9051
      @patverum9051 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Who's uptalking?? Greetings from NZ.

  • @michaelportaloo1981
    @michaelportaloo1981 4 ปีที่แล้ว +800

    Stonehenge will look good when it's finished.

    • @assassin0547
      @assassin0547 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      michael portaloo
      No you silly fuck it’s an ancient building by cave men who risked their life 🤦‍♀️

    • @michaelportaloo1981
      @michaelportaloo1981 4 ปีที่แล้ว +132

      @@assassin0547 The Coloseum will look even better when that's finished

    • @shhindig
      @shhindig 4 ปีที่แล้ว +41

      Slackers

    • @funkyfiss
      @funkyfiss 4 ปีที่แล้ว +55

      Once the outdoor pool and bar are put in, it will be great for summer!

    • @arjunsatheesh7609
      @arjunsatheesh7609 4 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      Well its with the government civil works department now, its never getting finished.

  • @Mount1827
    @Mount1827 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I found your videos awhile back and am now making the effort to binge-watch all of them. Your work and research into these videos as well as how you present them is staggering, and I thoroughly enjoy both listening and watching these throughout the day. Whereas I normally just turn on the audio and then tune out with these historical videos I now find myself sitting down completely enraptured by it. This isn't background noise. This is art, and you have done excellent work with your presentation!

  • @thestraightroad305
    @thestraightroad305 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    What a great series! I am so excited to have found this and eagerly looking forward to the next chapters-and the other treasures of your channel library. Thanks for the works of love you have made for us!

  • @LorePlayingGames
    @LorePlayingGames 4 ปีที่แล้ว +569

    That's one hell of a Brexit they did a few times during those glacial eras.

    • @isaweesaw
      @isaweesaw 4 ปีที่แล้ว +40

      And we left without a deal!

    • @hannahdyson6580
      @hannahdyson6580 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @Col. George S. Patton, Sr. and it was not great ...given that the USA and commonweath didnt exist and the fact their lotalty isnt guranteed .

    • @CJDJgamer
      @CJDJgamer 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@isaweesaw So looking forward to tribes of up to 20 people here and there. Nice one. All we need now are the caves.

    • @scipioafricanus5871
      @scipioafricanus5871 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      and it was all down to those messages on the sides of passing glaciers.

    • @donrobertson4940
      @donrobertson4940 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Got it done more quickly than Boris had managed

  • @hollyfanatic8686
    @hollyfanatic8686 4 ปีที่แล้ว +296

    Brilliant!! Great lecturer!! Good to hear a narrative without drowning music in background!!👍once again first class!!

    • @chrisyates8115
      @chrisyates8115 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I agree! Unnecessary!!

    • @sh856531
      @sh856531 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Yeah - I switch off whenever I hear music

    • @christianfoster3806
      @christianfoster3806 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I was thinking he should have had the classic hit Stonehenge! by one of of England's loudest bands, Spinal Tap, playing on a loop in the background. You know, to give it some authenticity. But what do I know?

  • @Aritro77
    @Aritro77 2 ปีที่แล้ว +70

    This is an absolutely magnificent video, the best I've seen during my recent early humans TH-cam binge. Appreciably better than even some of the good quality professionally made stuff I've seen from PBS and the like. Research is impeccable, the writing is clear and demonstrates a good understanding of how people absorb chunks of information, and the huge number of images you've assembled made the whole thing more vivid than any other documentary I've seen. Keep it up mate.

  • @johanolsson2207
    @johanolsson2207 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Watching this from Canterbury right now during a trip through Scotland and England. What a gem of a video - educational, fun, visually pleaseing and articulate. Cheers for making my trip even more interesting 👏

  • @terencemagee
    @terencemagee 5 ปีที่แล้ว +67

    I never expected my small village of Hanningfield to appear on a map of a history of Britain. And the river Thames running through the local town of Chelmsford. That really is something!

    • @jbtv5617
      @jbtv5617 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Same as the village of St osyth near clacton, very interesting!

    • @jayvynn2391
      @jayvynn2391 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@jbtv5617 big up Essex and colchester xD

    • @jbtv5617
      @jbtv5617 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@jayvynn2391 Oi oi lol 💯

  • @beardedcanadian2190
    @beardedcanadian2190 4 ปีที่แล้ว +350

    I love hearing that Age of Empires music. So nostalgic.

    • @tomite2001
      @tomite2001 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Nostalgic? Have you been here before? Are you a reincarnation? 🤣🤣🤣

    • @beardedcanadian2190
      @beardedcanadian2190 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@tomite2001 Sometimes I wish

    • @ianrobson9601
      @ianrobson9601 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Less of the, "nostalgic" , I still play Age of Empires

    • @KRDecade2009
      @KRDecade2009 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      You don’t just stop playing age of empires. To stop playing age of empires is heresy

    • @tomite2001
      @tomite2001 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @CAPTAIN COURAGEOUS What have I said to warrant your stupid response? Why must everything be political? I just made a light joke which your silly ass will never comprehend. Hold on to your past for dear life, if you want!

  • @Haybear_92
    @Haybear_92 2 ปีที่แล้ว +42

    I didn't realise till I read the comments that this wasn't a professional production, its incredible! So well made and such great detail all presented in an accessible way. Can't wait to watch the rest of the videos.
    You must be incredibly proud of your work and how it has helped educate so many people.

    • @Whiterun_Gaurd
      @Whiterun_Gaurd ปีที่แล้ว

      I think its safe to say that The Histocrat is a professional by now.

    • @suzanneaufang4976
      @suzanneaufang4976 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Bullshit!!!!! IF you believe this looks professionally made, THEN you are in seriously need of psychological analysis AND serious therapy!!!!!

    • @judeross3875
      @judeross3875 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      It is a professional production.

  • @isabellaangeline2175
    @isabellaangeline2175 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This is the type of history lesson I’ve been looking for!
    You’re voice is very calming as well. Thank you so much for putting together all of these videos, my friend! 💃🏼

  • @DNTMEE
    @DNTMEE 4 ปีที่แล้ว +411

    The humans arrive ... The animals look at each other and think "Well, there goes the neighborhood."

    • @johnglenn2539
      @johnglenn2539 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Delightfully misanthropic statement.

    • @wilburmcbride8096
      @wilburmcbride8096 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Well, You had Tigers in Europe at that time and now you don't.

    • @goatboy150
      @goatboy150 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Reeeee!

    • @dunruden9720
      @dunruden9720 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Why are most TH-cam historians incapable of enunciating the "th" sound?

    • @hardlyfunny3661
      @hardlyfunny3661 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      There goes the neighborhood

  • @karenu.1853
    @karenu.1853 3 ปีที่แล้ว +112

    Hello from Panama 🇵🇦 I had to study and summarize this interesting video for my British History and Culture class. Regards.

    • @richardmason902
      @richardmason902 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Nice

    • @QWERTY-ri5yw
      @QWERTY-ri5yw 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Hello 👋🏻

    • @rosiehawtrey
      @rosiehawtrey 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Probably a good idea your teacher didn't notice dovahratty 😂😂 - would love to be a fly on the wall for that lesson *go mudhutters* !!

  • @gailblissitt4504
    @gailblissitt4504 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Excellent documentary....will be rewatching. Thanks for your energy and obvious
    passion for the subject. Looking forward to more of your work !

  • @magicaljohan
    @magicaljohan 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I watched the video about the Druids and really enjoyed it, so here I am starting from the beginning of the channel. Loving it so far! A lot of thought and research has clearly gone into the videos on this channel.

  • @fe_lipeocostac
    @fe_lipeocostac 3 ปีที่แล้ว +59

    For a non native english speaker, I could listen and understand it pretty clear. The tone is pretty similar to the tone we use here in ptbr, so it was confortable for me.

    • @goblinbollocks2838
      @goblinbollocks2838 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Where is ptbr

    • @fe_lipeocostac
      @fe_lipeocostac 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@goblinbollocks2838 brazilian portuguese in brazilian portuguese.

    • @goblinbollocks2838
      @goblinbollocks2838 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@fe_lipeocostac thankyou

    • @RustedCroaker
      @RustedCroaker 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yep. He's one of those rare specimens of British islands who's perfectly understandable for non native speakers.

  • @bmfilmnut
    @bmfilmnut 5 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    What an incredibly interesting and well-made series! Thank you for making and posting these.

    • @jayvynn2391
      @jayvynn2391 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Donna Clark what

  • @lindabennett9068
    @lindabennett9068 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Absolutely fascinating! I wish we had learnt about this at school. It must have taken a lot of research to put this together. Many thanks and I look forward to watching other videos.

  • @aeroengines1
    @aeroengines1 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Fantastic video! I’ve got quite a few people well into history by sharing your content - one of whom has even organized a vacation based around his new found interest. Extremely well presented. Thanks!

  • @MrGiorgioud
    @MrGiorgioud 5 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    That was just brilliant! Thanks for putting it together thus enlightening someone like me who knew little about prehistory....well done!

  • @haraldwilhelmsen5490
    @haraldwilhelmsen5490 3 ปีที่แล้ว +61

    Re. all the comments about the presenter's inflection: my first language was Norwegian, and I found his speech very easy and comfortable on my ear and brain. I wish everybody delivered the English language that way. A very enjoyable presentation.

    • @voornaam3191
      @voornaam3191 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Tuusen tak! He could answer that.

    • @JoeMartinMusic
      @JoeMartinMusic 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I mean, it's great you can understand, but ultimately it's wrong and changes the meaning of what he's saying, in a technical sense. Great vid tho.

    • @TehScareM8
      @TehScareM8 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@JoeMartinMusic when?

    • @JoeMartinMusic
      @JoeMartinMusic 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@TehScareM8 the entire vid

    • @jayvynn2391
      @jayvynn2391 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@JoeMartinMusic so what exactly is wrong with his delivery as a British who grew up in Essex/east Anglia I don’t see anything wrong in fact many of the teachers I’ve had in humanity’s have sounded very similar to the man in this video

  • @bryanburlingham3279
    @bryanburlingham3279 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thank you for making these videos. It's where I started on a video history trip on TH-cam, exploring England's history up to the 1600s.

  • @Aries-qp4eu
    @Aries-qp4eu 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I just want to thank you so much for all of your hard work. Your videos are always thorough and grounded in the evidence, archeological and otherwise. I watch a ton of documentaries, and so I sometimes feel like I end up effectively watching the same documentary over and over, without learning anything new. So, it's the highest compliment I can give to say I have learned much from every one of your videos I've watched. Bravo!
    Thank you so much. You have made this documentary junkie very happy.
    Cheers.

  • @BallyBoy95
    @BallyBoy95 4 ปีที่แล้ว +90

    Damn this was fascinating to watch. Don't mind the narrator's inflection, I enjoyed it all. Great video, keep up the fab work!

  • @petesessa2041
    @petesessa2041 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    That was the best half hour I've spent on TH-cam in a couple of years. I'm hooked. You have a new subscriber.

    • @petesessa2041
      @petesessa2041 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @RPG 808 It's nice to see that Neanderthals have found a new place to occupy space in the evolutionary landfill. Let us know when you start walking upright.

  • @silva7493
    @silva7493 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This is a beautiful production, I'm very glad I found it.

  • @HughDWallace
    @HughDWallace 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Fascinating! Thank you for making this presentation. I look forward to watching the next instalments!

  • @LoukoporJogos
    @LoukoporJogos 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    finally a great recomendation from youtube. I love your channel. keep up the good work!!

  • @dasbouef13
    @dasbouef13 5 ปีที่แล้ว +512

    I’ve seen BBC documentaries on this subject that were far less informative than this video at twice the length. Great work!

    • @MW-cx3sb
      @MW-cx3sb 5 ปีที่แล้ว +50

      Because BBC are against the British people, caucasians and the western world as we know it in general.

    • @kstringer24
      @kstringer24 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Except wivout va speech impediment

    • @blumie006
      @blumie006 5 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      BBC is just anti white propaganda most tv is without u even realizing it making u feel guilty of being white so they can eventually wiped our culture out with mass immigration

    • @charlieost
      @charlieost 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Jaysus. You people actually believe the bullshit you are spouting. Britain, a nation of donkeys ruled by donkeys.

    • @Pstephen
      @Pstephen 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      @@MW-cx3sb - Do grow up, for christ's sake.

  • @kimberlypatton205
    @kimberlypatton205 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I didn’t want this to end! Wonderful! More, please!

  • @alanmcrae8594
    @alanmcrae8594 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Liked and subscribed. My wife is English and we both love paleontology, archaeology and other sciences of ancient human history (as well as physics, cosmology, and other sciences).
    The Histocrat did a great job of telling this story by piecing together various sources and overdubbing some intelligent narration. We actually prefer his straightforward intelligent academic approach over dramatic embellishments with distracting music.
    We've watched the first two videos in his series and I felt compelled to come back to the first one and say "Thanks! Well done sir."

  • @pipss2669
    @pipss2669 4 ปีที่แล้ว +39

    Thank you for this series, very informative !
    (26:25 Age of Empires II music is gold ;) )

    • @nilrem2
      @nilrem2 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      The intro music is from CK2

  • @raybohn7
    @raybohn7 4 ปีที่แล้ว +146

    As a Yankee, I found this presentation to be fascinating. Thank you

    • @janesmith9024
      @janesmith9024 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Yes, I am from the UK and think it is one of the best I have seen about this era.

    • @richardmason902
      @richardmason902 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Me too.

    • @ricardomaccotta8936
      @ricardomaccotta8936 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@janesmith9024 It is a great one
      Try - Fall of civilizations - or - HistoryMarche -- They are awesome with fantastic Docs about England (and others too(

    • @densonjc
      @densonjc ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ricardomaccotta8936 ur clutch

  • @AlexxxxPanda
    @AlexxxxPanda 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    This was a great well put together video that kept me hooked. You clearly love what you do. You sir just got a new subscriber

  • @JH-en6ql
    @JH-en6ql ปีที่แล้ว

    Appreciate the video -- well done! Really like the pacing and the excellent use of visuals.

  • @PooDotStinkPants
    @PooDotStinkPants 5 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    *Always great to see educational videos on You Tube, nice work!*

  • @kimb4285
    @kimb4285 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Very fascinating to watch and the narrator was very clear on what he said, very informative, love documentaries like this, now to find another one. Thank you for posting really enjoyed it.

  • @stevehelliwell9101
    @stevehelliwell9101 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Well done Histocrat, easy to absorb knowledge well put together. great stuff.

  • @fundorgon
    @fundorgon ปีที่แล้ว

    Casually rewatching this for the 3rd time because I couldn't take it all in! Not complaining at all, such an excellent and comprehensive video of our prehistoric land.

  • @versioncity1
    @versioncity1 5 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Thanks for the video, it's a good summary of history. I showed it to my 10 year old son and he took it all in very well and it obviously leads off to lots of questions and looking into certain times in greater depth.

  • @snowflakemelter1172
    @snowflakemelter1172 5 ปีที่แล้ว +188

    The first human in Britain built a hut, this second one refused planning permission and tore it down.

    • @kezkezooie8595
      @kezkezooie8595 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      LOL

    • @jasondecharleroy4161
      @jasondecharleroy4161 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      I always thought the BBC licensing fee got him

    • @diannesmithett8133
      @diannesmithett8133 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Rufus Chucklebutty lol. True

    • @colinp2238
      @colinp2238 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Who built the first corner shop?

    • @lukebable
      @lukebable 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@colinp2238 Mr Edwin Robert Corner...of course.......................

  • @carlitosway6041
    @carlitosway6041 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Love the Stronghold music at the start! What a game!

  • @cocopops6201
    @cocopops6201 ปีที่แล้ว

    Amazing video , and the Age of Empire music is so fitting lol what a throwback !

  • @annawallace4943
    @annawallace4943 4 ปีที่แล้ว +47

    I wish history was this interesting in school! 😊 Can't even imagine though,the REAL struggle they had,just to survive on a daily basis! We today,take too much for granted.

    • @izqaa1141
      @izqaa1141 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I recomend the movie 'quest for fire' also there's awesome documentaries on history channel and netflix about various historical topics. Enjoy 😊

    • @sophiawilson8696
      @sophiawilson8696 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@izqaa1141 Quest for fire it around 80,000 BCE

    • @truthhitman7473
      @truthhitman7473 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      th-cam.com/video/hIVm-PVDJYc/w-d-xo.html

    • @billyandrew
      @billyandrew 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@truthhitman7473
      Good link! 👍

    • @dayleclarke4433
      @dayleclarke4433 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I think it's too common to portray their lives as constant, brutal misery though. They found time for art and clearly had different cultures and language.

  • @geminigirl7857
    @geminigirl7857 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Thank you so much for this. So detailed and informative! Loved it!

  • @andrewlangridge8619
    @andrewlangridge8619 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This brings to mind the very funny Stewart Lee *Coming over here"routine!

  • @BennygoatHistory
    @BennygoatHistory ปีที่แล้ว +3

    that was an absolutely lovely video, so glad I found your channel!

  • @anthonymolloy3357
    @anthonymolloy3357 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Thank you so much for this. It's a story I've been looking for reliable information on for a long time and I get the impression that you're giving exactly that: when you say "We don't know", it validates everything else. THANK YOU

  • @andrewheffel3565
    @andrewheffel3565 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Thank you so much for this wonderful history of the ancient British Isles.

  • @SuperHarbl
    @SuperHarbl 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Interesting video on pre-history. Thanks for putting it together and publishing.

  • @tobsta30
    @tobsta30 ปีที่แล้ว

    Truly amazing! I walk my dogs across this ancient land and noticed things around that are very very old. This video helps me piece it all together. Fantastic work. Thank you for educating me.

  • @pup1008
    @pup1008 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Really enjoyed this! Filed in a lot of gaps for me.
    Brilliant job, well done!

  • @VinDcator
    @VinDcator 5 ปีที่แล้ว +46

    Hard to imagine the consciousness of mankind back then and even harder to comprehend the thousands of years between geological events that shaped the country.

  • @fionnaheller1873
    @fionnaheller1873 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    Thank you - this was very enjoyable both for myself and my young grandchildren. There aren't that many who can cater to all age groups.

  • @Akhuna01
    @Akhuna01 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I don't think I've ever watched better history documentaries than on your channel. Seriously. WELL DONE! (And I totally loved that you used the melody from Age of Empires 2 ).

  • @mrpoolaty9194
    @mrpoolaty9194 4 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    Found my new channel to listen to when going to sleep now!! Loving it!!

    • @msingh683
      @msingh683 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      😂

    • @anaestrada6906
      @anaestrada6906 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Good to know I'm not alone in this 😅😅😅

  • @billyandrew
    @billyandrew 3 ปีที่แล้ว +39

    Good to see we still practice the ancient rites of Doggerland in car parks and laybys.
    😜😂😂😂😂

  • @loge10
    @loge10 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wow... Talk about learning a lot! I have no idea about a lot of this- and I've been interested in both human and geological history all my life! Thank you so much.

  • @Paul-gp5om
    @Paul-gp5om 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great stuff mate. Thanks I found this fascinating!

  • @WORLD8NSH5KNIGHT1
    @WORLD8NSH5KNIGHT1 5 ปีที่แล้ว +65

    This must have taken a lot of time and effort. Respect!

  • @kurtmortimore3778
    @kurtmortimore3778 3 ปีที่แล้ว +132

    “There was this one time. At band camp”

    • @scott.5304
      @scott.5304 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Hahaha spot on!

    • @estellesilver8299
      @estellesilver8299 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Ha ha ha, yes 😂 So irritating! Also not forgetting the wiv and fink... fousand, frew, mammofs, cloving, wivvin, feories, etc.

    • @nickwebb8197
      @nickwebb8197 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Ah, the American Pie meme: so 1999...
      Making fun of a person because of their accent. Takes a genius, doesn't it? Way to pick the low-hanging fruit, numbnuts.

    • @Philmoscowitz
      @Philmoscowitz 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@nickwebb8197 - That may be his regional accent, but it's still annoying AF. Almost every form of "up-talking" is.

    • @nickwebb8197
      @nickwebb8197 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@Philmoscowitz So what? Anyone who goes after someone else because of their accent is a twat. I can't stand the Mancunian accent. Again, so what? There's probably someone who doesn't care for my generic could-be-from-anywhere-in-the-U.S. accent. It's how I sound, partially my mother's Lincolnshire accent, and partially my late father's Pittsburgh accent, but with the rough edges smoothed out to the point it's so generic it's impossible to tell where I'm from, mostly because I moved a lot as a small boy and picked up bits of regional accents from each move.
      It's just dumb, and it's unnecessary. People made fun of the Pittsburgh Steelers' Terry Bradshaw's Louisiana accent. They thought he was dumb. He wasn't, and won 4 Super Bowl championships in 6 years, and ended up in the NFL's Hall of Fame. Not so dumb.

  • @BeMoreWild
    @BeMoreWild 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is such a great video and very educational, i love the narrative and the images and data you have collated, it has shown me so much I will sub

  • @kayanoreeves1949
    @kayanoreeves1949 3 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    Amazing how the ancients used to move the rocks at Stonehenge forward an hour for daylight savings. Incredible humans!

    • @reallyryan_
      @reallyryan_ 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      While they were playing with stones were playing with space rockets. not that incredible.

    • @NusquamTamenVerum
      @NusquamTamenVerum 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@reallyryan_ the average human now still doesn't fully understand the concept of daylight savings

    • @biggusdickus1802
      @biggusdickus1802 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@reallyryan_ what are you talking about lmao

    • @elijah1110
      @elijah1110 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@reallyryan_ …. What

    • @sampuatisamuel9785
      @sampuatisamuel9785 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Kayano Reeves What planet are you from

  • @furball8967
    @furball8967 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Thank you for this! This was interesting, and enjoyable.

  • @onebourbononescotch
    @onebourbononescotch 4 ปีที่แล้ว +518

    As someone who has some Neanderthal DNA, I demand reparations for being driven off my land and for the verbal hate crimes committed when people have characterized my people as being of lesser intelligence.

    • @ws2228
      @ws2228 4 ปีที่แล้ว +48

      Will a check be ok?

    • @andreasreichart5321
      @andreasreichart5321 4 ปีที่แล้ว +94

      Since you have much more Homo Sapiens DNA than Neanderthal (we all do), the logical course of action would be suing yourself. ;)

    • @onebourbononescotch
      @onebourbononescotch 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@ws2228 yes please;)

    • @Asoka-great
      @Asoka-great 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Andreas Reichart Sue Myself ... What a Novel Idea..😂😂

    • @camt9967
      @camt9967 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Heheheheheh. A class action?

  • @benightedness
    @benightedness 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    You’ve done a fantastic job! Educational interesting and as much as it can be, fun 😆

  • @michaelc3051
    @michaelc3051 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Many thanks for taking the time to make this programme; I really enjoyed it. You are right, of course: our knowledge of the history of the place which we know as Britain is almost exclusively dominated by the stone age era until today, roughly six thousand years or so. When we begin talking in terms of hundreds of thousands of years, it's difficult to get perspective of the huge time scales, even when we confine ourselves to the epoch of human existence. There is a massive gap in our knowledge, once we go back further than most written records can tell us. It certainly makes one think about how short and insignificant our individual lives are in the grand scheme of things.

  • @chriswhitt6685
    @chriswhitt6685 5 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Really enjoyed that. And have subscribed .

  • @scouser2010ify
    @scouser2010ify 3 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    We have such amazing history in this country it’s just astounding some of it

  • @janesmith3867
    @janesmith3867 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    How good is this channel!? Everything is fascinating - thank you!

  • @juliemercer1458
    @juliemercer1458 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Brilliant, I love history. You make videos that are easy to follow and digest thank you.

  • @8Steady
    @8Steady 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Great video. Really interesting... nice to learn some new - old stuff. Thanks!

  • @videoswithsubscribers-xk5hb
    @videoswithsubscribers-xk5hb 4 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    Imagine being on Doggerland as it was slowly being swallowed up by the sea and knowing that your descendants were going to die there.

    • @markofsaltburn
      @markofsaltburn 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      10,000 videos with 0 subscribers You don’t have to try to hard to imagine it. The British Isles are in that position now.

    • @richwiz2
      @richwiz2 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Or, imagine watching the giant wave coming towards the land and knowing that everyone will be dead within moments.

    • @donrobertson4940
      @donrobertson4940 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Or, you know, move.

    • @billyandrew
      @billyandrew 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The massive landslide from Norway seems a better option...a huge, sudden tsunami, drowning them all quickly.

    • @billyandrew
      @billyandrew 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@donrobertson4940
      Probably didn't have time to build boats, if trees were available, or learn to swim, if they were hit by a tsunami.

  • @gailblissitt4504
    @gailblissitt4504 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Watching again and enjoying it even more…..excellent in every way……thank you !!!

  • @ResemeeC
    @ResemeeC 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This was a brilliant documentary- thank you so much!

  • @jeffebdy
    @jeffebdy 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    This is excellent and one of my favourite eras... thank you

  • @danrooc
    @danrooc 5 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    Very interesting and comprehensive video. It has a lot of information, not only regarding to human presence in the british isles, but also about climate, geology, etc. I really enjoyed it and learned from it.

    • @vvanderer
      @vvanderer 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I recall seeing some news from prehistory recently, telling us that early humans were black. Time to tell the Klan and UKIP

    • @vvanderer
      @vvanderer 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@bobjohnson7020 Why throwing rocks? Spears are a natural tool, and atkatis, woomeras, give great speed and accuracy

    • @RobertShyanNorwalt
      @RobertShyanNorwalt 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      David Austin Woomeras? Is that deadly pussy?

    • @vvanderer
      @vvanderer 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@bobjohnson7020 I make no claim to expertise other than a smattering of Neanderthal genes. However timber spears would not survive for millennia. Stone tips are not essential. Even today plenty of Aboriginal weapons are entirely wood. And timber spears kill. Indeed with fire hardening they can be very serious weapons. So how can this conjecture be scotched?

    • @djb3500
      @djb3500 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Nicely done.

  • @mkivy
    @mkivy 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you very much for this information and video. I learned so much from it and I love history that’s why I majored in it in college! You take care and thank you again for all the hard work and the investigation.

  • @a1n9t8o9
    @a1n9t8o9 ปีที่แล้ว

    Having watched and loved all your other videos, I decided to watch the first one. And as usual 10/10 for content and presentation, BUT 11/10 for the Age of Empires background music!!!

  • @jamessparshott8885
    @jamessparshott8885 5 ปีที่แล้ว +89

    Wonderful stuff. Topped off at the 26:44 mark with background music from Age of Empires 2. Bravo.

    • @TheHistocrat
      @TheHistocrat  5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Thanks, though honestly I think the music deserves more credit than me.

    • @Omertahun
      @Omertahun 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      straight at the beginning Crusader Kings 2 score.

    • @cynicalpenguin
      @cynicalpenguin 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Omertahun loved that
      Is that Stronghold 2 afterwards as well?

    • @anthonyhewitt9397
      @anthonyhewitt9397 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Age of empires greatest game ever. Age of kings

  • @zzebowa
    @zzebowa 5 ปีที่แล้ว +64

    I think your accent and narration is perfectly OK, and actually quite good. THanks, a good and interesting vid.

    • @johnmcculloch5736
      @johnmcculloch5736 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes BUT that's the conning element.

    • @PhilipRhoadesP
      @PhilipRhoadesP 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yes, the narration is good - EXCEPT for the conversion of "th" sounds to "f"s or "v"s . .

    • @kezkezooie8595
      @kezkezooie8595 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I agree. I had no problem with the narrator's voice or accent. To be honest, I always prefer a narration with a UK accent (of which there are many) over many narrators with US accents.
      I'm Australian so it may be that I find them easier on my ear than a North American accent. It's also that many US narrations have a style that isn't appealing to me. This isn't right across the board but, to me, I'd rather this sort of accent and narration style.

    • @daveclarke68
      @daveclarke68 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Philip Rhoades P fanks

    • @spencerdodds2207
      @spencerdodds2207 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@daveclarke68 haha

  • @wagstaff4921
    @wagstaff4921 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Excellent work a great watch, it's good finding a proper chronology of humans in Britain pre Roman

  • @radicalmonarchist8354
    @radicalmonarchist8354 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    The crusader kings music fits so well, loving your videos!

  • @mumblingmercian3386
    @mumblingmercian3386 4 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    Good production and lots of research going into this. I appreciate it.

    • @patriciaroe4561
      @patriciaroe4561 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      One that goes back farther is: Mankind Rising: Where do Humans come from. by Naked Science

  • @jbtv5617
    @jbtv5617 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I remember when they where excavating the Swanscombe skull site as a kid, everyone went down to check it out. A very interesting area indeed.

  • @planzed.2
    @planzed.2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Brilliant video man, the presentation 👌🏼 just sub’d & looking forward to more- thank you!

  • @richardmason902
    @richardmason902 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Very interesting .
    Thank you so much for posting.

  • @willievanstraaten1960
    @willievanstraaten1960 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Thank you for taking history back many thousands of years. Most people are of the belief that it all started about 6 000 years ago. Well done, how much is fact and how much theory we might never know, but it makes a lot of sense.

    • @noel_21
      @noel_21 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      *Hypothesis. Theory is the highest form of evidence in science. It means it is definitely true, maybe some details are wrong, but that's it.

    • @arostwocents
      @arostwocents 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@noel_21 it really does not. Theory means a theory. Some are definitely true, which are known as fact.

    • @noel_21
      @noel_21 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@arostwocents The official definition of a theory in the scientific method is:
      an explanation of an aspect of the natural world that can be repeatedly tested and verified in accordance to the scientific method, using accepted protocols of observation, measurement and evaluation of result.
      This is the definition the scientific method works with. A scientific theory is the highest standard of evidence, homologous to fact. Some details may be off, but the general picture is fact.

    • @peterbessant9640
      @peterbessant9640 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Most people believe it all started 6000 years ago? You can't be serious man 😂

    • @willievanstraaten1960
      @willievanstraaten1960 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@peterbessant9640 My response was to the video. "A History of Britain - The Humans Arrive (1 Million BC - 8000 BC)." Christians believe in the Genesis creation that happened about 6500 years ago, as they work it out. The video and the history, my words: "but it makes a lot of sense." Sorry, I was not clear. Thanks to alow me to correct.

  • @timmyt603
    @timmyt603 5 ปีที่แล้ว +53

    I enjoyed this. I thought it was well-paced. I'm American and had no issue at all with the delivery...keep doing what you're doing man because it's great!

    • @Immortal__
      @Immortal__ 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Of course you didn't. You're well-used to irritating Kardashian-type-everything-sounds-like-a-question pronunciation.

    • @timmyt603
      @timmyt603 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@Immortal__ you're an idiot.

    • @H4mmerofD4wn
      @H4mmerofD4wn 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      +Tim Tompkins I agree! I believe negative attributions to a person's way of speaking is purely the result of little to no exposure of their ear to others who live in other parts of the world. Over time, it wouldn't be an issue for disgruntled listeners, although I never found it distracting but, rather, found it endearing. :-)

    • @Jonathan-Pilkington
      @Jonathan-Pilkington 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      "I'm American and had no issue at all with the delivery" The ignorance makes me cringe. I guess since an American has approved this "delivery" we can continue watching.

    • @ChiroVideosTVlondon
      @ChiroVideosTVlondon 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Tim Tompkins no, he’s right. It sounds normal on trashy American accents, but horrendous on an English accent.

  • @jimconnell8994
    @jimconnell8994 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Wonderful! The time scales involved mind blowing

  • @a.lewisraymer7772
    @a.lewisraymer7772 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great program. Very interesting. Thank you for making this and sharing.

  • @robertburnett5561
    @robertburnett5561 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    So animals had a hundred thousand years without humans. What a great time for them. A big party when that happens again.

    • @lkjh3336
      @lkjh3336 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      No respect at all. Get a life hippy

    • @glennw.4570
      @glennw.4570 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      So, you support Agenda 21?

  • @jenv9782
    @jenv9782 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Yes, I agree with you. The history of GB has fascinated me more than that of any other.

  • @annethomas9302
    @annethomas9302 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Education I truly appreciate, explains a lot of wonders.

  • @scribeslendy595
    @scribeslendy595 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    It's really eerie to think that at one point, there was just one surviving human left on the island.
    Like, what was their story like? Was the island mostly depopulated by the time they were born, or did they live to see it progress rapidly? Was there any attempts to leave it, or was it completely isolated?
    I dunno man, I need some historical fiction to fill in the blanks here